Rhymin ' Simon and his buddy tried to tell me, <br /> it's not as if I listened to what either had to say, <br /> ... it wasn't them, <br /> it's that I listened to almost no one ... way back then, <br /> - - - it was unfortunate for me, <br /> because the price was mine to pay! <br /> <br /> I gave up lying long ago, because all it ever got me was in deeper, <br /> one lie begets the next, which seems to lead into the next one, <br /> and eventually the whole damned thing just comes undone! <br /> <br /> So, I began to tell the truth, which seemed to get me in more trouble, <br /> but, then the idealistic bubble began to turn what once was rubble... <br /> into a brain that was unfettered - - - and life got better. <br /> <br /> The boxer learned the lessons of the ring where he once sparred, <br /> ... that a little truth can go a long, long way, <br /> ... and that a lot of lies won't take you very far!<br /><br />Barry Van Allen<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lyla-lie/
